Tweet 1. A staggering 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be “low income” or are living in poverty. 2. Approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be “low income” or impoverished. 3. If the number of Americans that “wanted jobs” was the same today as it was back in 2007, the “official” unemployment rate put out by the U.S. government would be up to 11 {Read More}